Figurative Language
Figurative Lang.(1 elements of lit.)
Elements of Literature
Elements of Literature
Elements of Literature
100
A statement comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is Simile
100
Words whose collective meaning is different from their individual, literal meaning.
What is idiom
100
People or animals in a story
What are characters
100
The location, time, and context of a story.
What is setting
100
End of a story
What is resolution.
200
A comparison of two unlike things.
What is metaphor
200
Giving human characteristics to non-human things.
What is personification
200
Main character in a story, usually the good guy.
What is protagonist
200
The character in conflict with the protagonist, usually the bad guy.
What is antagonist
200
when past events are presented during current events.
What is flashback
300
Words whose sounds suggest their meaning.
What is onomatopoeia
300
An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true
What is hyperbole
300
an opposing force that faces a main character in a story. Internal and external.
What is conflict
300
events, conflicts, complications that lead us toward the climax.
What is rising action.
300
conversation between two or more characters
What is dialogue
400
When a series of words uses the same sound or letters repeatedly.
What is alliteration
400
A reference to a person, place, or event from literature, sports, history, movies, or the arts.
What is allusion
400
most exciting part of a story, a turning point
What is climax
400
words that hint of something that is going to happen
What is foreshadowing.
400
events that happen after the climax that lead toward the ending.
What is falling action
500
A situation where the opposite of what is expected to occur or exist does occur or exist.
What is irony
500
the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
What is characterization.
500
a character who stays the same throughout the story.
What is static character.
500
a character that changes during the story.
What is dynamic character
500
main idea or underlying message
What is theme
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